Happy Friday to you all. As we near the six-week mark until we embark for the Playa, I wanted to pass along a few announcements.

WE HAVE BEEN PLACED!

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Heroes & Super Villains will officially be returning toBlack Rock City in 2016 at Effigiare between 6:01 and 6:29. We will have 200' of frontage along E, and extend 250' back towards F, as part of a double-wide city block. This is 67% more area than last year, and the most area HSV has ever been granted.

For those with us last year, when we were scrambling after being rejected for placement, I can't begin to tell you how great it feels knowing our return Home is secure. I want to extend a special thanks to C.J. Danns, a.k.a. Baby Bear, for all of his hard work in writing the application essays that helped distinguish HSV from the thousands of other camps applying for placement.

I also want to thank the handful of you that volunteered to lead an interactive workshop to gift to the greater community. We would not be here without those contributions.

ALPHA COMMITMENT

As a placed theme camp, HSV has committed to providing interactivity beginning Monday. Our lounge and bar require three days of work. Therefore, it is mandatory for all members of Alpha Team to be on Playa to begin the build early morning Friday. The build team will work thru Sunday. You are advised to arrive to Reno by Thursday AM to get your personal supplies and logistics in order and expect to caravan Thursday afternoon to BRC with your early entrance passes.

OMEGA COMMITMENT

If you are not on Alpha, you are on Omega. Omega has three divisions: Saturday Strike, Sunday Strike and Last Burners Standing. Saturday Strike breaks down large structures; Sunday Strike breaks down essential structures; Last Burners Standing sweep 50,000 sq. ft. of camp to return the Playa to its original condition. If you are leaving Sunday, you are on Saturday Strike. If you are leaving Monday, you are on either Saturday or Sunday Strike. If you are leaving Monday night or Tuesday, we need you for the Last Burners Standing. Omega Corps also works at least one midweek shift to help with camp maintenance.

Teams are close to being finalized. They should be released at the next communication. In the meantime, send any questions my way.

ACCULTURATION REFRESHER

Finally, for veteran and virgin burners alike, I found this great presentation of what Burning Man is, what it means to be a citizen of Black Rock City, and how to make the most of your burn. If you are a virgin, read this ASAP. If you are a veteran, it's a great refresher on why we come in the first place.

LA crew... If anyone is interested, I'll be attending this event in March that takes place in Joshua Tree. Bequinox is a great regional burn and i highly recommend it. I went last year and had a great time. Tickets are reasonably priced at $100 and the event is capped at 1,200 participants. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. https://www.facebook.com/events/1246182422063252/

Thank you to all members of our community who have already responded about your interest in joining the Camp’s Core Team on our journey Home this year. We have well over 45 members, by far the biggest response we’ve had in all the years since we’ve been on the Playa, and that’s very exciting... considering our aim is to cap the Camp at 80 campers this year.

Rafi and I are in the process of getting our ducks in a row for the Direct Group Sale.

Below, are the Camp’s simple terms for purchasing of tickets thru this sale.

- First you agree that upon receipt of the purchasing code, you will indeed make the purchase at the date and time specified by the BMorg. If you space out, and forget to make the purchase you will become ineligible for future Core Team tickets. Believe it or not this has happened in the past, and it really puts a damper on our logistics.

- If some emergency or unforeseen circumstance happens, you will transfer that ticket back to Camp Leadership to be assigned as needed.

- We need each interested Core Team Leader to select a minimum of potentially two Core Team Leadership roles. Upon receipt of everyone’s request, Rafi and I will sort out one specific leadership role for you. First come, first served… Here’s the list:

o executive team

o finance

o onboarding & membership

o fundraising

o alpha team

o transport & logistics

o placement

o power

o shower

o kitchen

o soul brunch

o bar & hospitality

o LNT

o shade structure

o strike team

o LGS- last group standing

We would like your responses back by no later than next Tuesday, Feb 16th to wasabi@heroesandsupervillains.com

So far, below are the folks we know about. Are you missing from the list? please let us know ASAP.

Some of you, who have been with our community for sometime... in particular since our first year as HSV, will remember Bloody Mary Mike and his partner in crime Bloody Mary Jack, who joined our ranks on the Playa and teamed up with us to help put Skullicious on the map with their famous Bloody Mary brunches.

Yesterday, I received some pretty shocking news that Mike had passed away at the age of 44, leaving behind two sons... Ben (16 yrs old) and Sam (14 yrs old).

It's a sad day, in particular for all of us, who got to meet Mike and experienced first hand his fun spirit and generosity for our community.

Please join me today in celebrating his life and legacy.

https://www.gofundme.com/p3wnrw

Perhaps this year on the Playa we'll raise a Bloody in his honor, and collectively reflect on how fragile life can be.

Mike, I'm sure where ever you are at, super fun is to be had, see you on the other side bro!

We have officially received word on ticket sales, specifically for the one that applies to our Core Team. Have a closer read.

The biggest observation for me, is that the BMorg is making promises of fulfilling every request sent thru for this private sale.

So, it's time for everyone in our community to pipe in and let Rafi, Laurel or myself know.

Giddy Up!

Here's the email:

Hello!

First off, a big THANK YOUto those who took the time to complete the DGS Survey that the Ticketing Team sent out a couple of weeks ago. There was an impressive response rate and the feedback was incredibly useful. Curious about the results? You can see them for yourself here!: http://tinyurl.com/hpe59no We're excited about some of the changes that are being made and think you will be, too.

Thanks also to those groups who have proactively informed us about leadership changes within their groups. This is amazingly helpful! To everyone else: if there is a change in your leadership (are you no longer the right person to get this email?) please let placement@burningman.org (for theme camps) and or dmv@burningman.org (for mutant vehicles) know immediately!

As the organizer of a Theme Camp and/or Mutant Vehicle we recognize your important role as the core of interactivity in BRC. We know you need time to prepare and organize your groups for the Directed Group Sale, which is why we wanted to give you this heads up about the Directed Group Sale. The Placement team and the DMV Hotties are busy compiling database exports of DGS candidates in good standing. While we know that basing access primarily on past performance isn't a perfect system, it has proven more reliable than basing access on future plans and proposals.

Here are some highlights that we thought would be handy for you as your start your planning:o The Directed Group Sale form opens Feb 25: http://tinyurl.com/hq6qf7ko There will be sufficient tickets allocated to the sale to cover all invitations.o Worth repeating: there will be sufficient tickets allocated to the sale to cover all invitations!o We have simplified the invitation and registration process to be a single step: there is no longer a need for invited group members to come back and register themselves. Once you successfully list them as an invitee, they will automatically be registered.o Your "seed" seat automatically counts as one of your groups invitations.

More detailed info about the sale and your group's allocation to come in the next week.

If you live in the NYC area, and you couldn't make it to TheArchivethis past Thursday for our HSV NYC hang, let's make a plan to connect... WASABI has your pendants.If you are in the Los Angeles area, your pendants will be distributed at the get together this comingSunday, https://www.facebook.com/events/1544621502531505/ Should you not be able to make it, please contact Rafi.If you are in theToronto area, Phil has the stash... and he will be holding an event athis place on Feb 6th from 5 pm to 8 pm... Burgers & Beats.For everyone else I will be working on shipping them over the weekend.There are some of you who are still out standing on your payments. Please make sure to send Laurel your contribution.